Saxophone.



P. c. HARDY.

SAXOPHONE.

APPLICATION FILED DEC. 14, 1912.

1,166,046. Patented De0.28,1915.

WITNESSES GD INVENTOR JflM M J UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

PAUL C. HARDY, 0F ELKI-IABT, INDIANA. ASSIGNOR TO CHARLES G. CONN, 0FELKHART, INDIANA.

SAXOPHONE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 28, 1915.

Application filed December 14, 1912. Serial No. 736,874

To all whom it may concern.

Be it known that I, PAUL C. HARDY, a citizen of the United States,residing at Elkhart, in the county of Elkhart and State of Indiana, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Saxophones, of which thefollowing is a description.

The object of my invention is to provide a new key for a. saxophonewhich enables the performer to avoid an extremely difiicult shift inplaying the scale, and to provide other advantages which will behereinafter more fully described; and with these and other objects inview my invention consists in the parts and combination of parts as willbe hereinafter more fully set forth.

In the drawings :Figure 1 is a side elevation of a saxophone embodyingmy invention. Fig. 2 is a rear elevation of a saxophone embodying myinvention. Fig. 3 is a perspective view seen approximately from the leftside of Fig. 2, looking down 45, the body portion of the instrumentbeing removed, and Fig. 4 an end view of the finger key 2 and its shaft,seen in axial direction of the instrument from the lower end thereof.

The reference numeral 1 designates the body portion of a saxophone. Ashaft 2 is revolubly mounted on the saxophone on the right hand sidethereof, to which is connected a finger key 2. Secured to the upper endof this shaft is an arm 2 extending rearwardly at right angles thereto.I have broken away one of the usual. shafts of the instrument in orderthat vthe shaft 2 may be more clearly shown.

3 is a C trill-cover pivotally mounted at 3 and provided with an arm 3*which extends over the arm 2*. This C trill-cover 3 is held normallyclosed.

4 is a D trill cover, normally closed, to which is secured an arm 4which, as shown in the drawing, is bent at its lower end 4 to lie inclose proximity to the end of the arm 3*. The free ends of the arms 3and 4 are positioned over the arm 2", and while they are not secured tothe arm 2", at the same time, they are always normally in contacttherewith. The arms of the trill covers are provided with springs whichhave a tendency to open the covers, but this tendency is overcome bymeans of a strong spring 2 connected with the shaft 2 which holds thearm 2 in elevated position, thereby normally holding the covers 3 and 4in closed position. The openings under the covers 3 and 4 are additionalto the series needed in playing the scale.

The C cover 5 which also serves as finger key is mounted upon a shaft 5by means of an arm 5 as is usual in instruments of this character.

5 is an arm rigidly mounted on the shaft 5 and projecting at rightangles therefrom under the arm 4 of the D trill cover 4. As shown in thedrawings, I provide a notch in the under end face of the arm 4 intowhich the arm 5 is projected when the G cover 5 is closed. This newfinger key 2 is to be used instead of the old side or knuckle keyoperated with the first finger of the left hand.

By my improvement the performer may use the first finger of the righthand to trill not only C(] sharp, but also CD with fhe same finger andwith the same finger rev.

By reason of the fact that the arm 2 of the key 2" lies under the end ofthe arms from both the D trill cover and the C trill cover, these twotrill covers can be operated simultaneously by pressing down the key 2*,which then will swing in the direction of arrow 3/ around the axis ;v-wof shaft 2, causing arm 2 to swing downward around the same axis and inthe direction of arrow 2. If, however, it is desired to operate only theC-trill cover 3 the C-cover 5 is closed, which, through its shaft 5"projects the arm 5 under the arm 4 of the D trill cover, thereby holdingsaid arm against movement, at the same time leaving the C trill cover 3to be manipulated by the finger key 2 independently, thus the C-tone canbe made in this way.

I claim:

1. A saxophone comprising two holes and covers, springs tending to opensaid covers, a third hole with cover for the same note as one of the twocovers, said third cover standing normally open and also constituting afinger piece, means for simultaneously counteracting both of saidsprings, and other means connected with said finger piece forcounteracting one of said springs to hold the corresponding one of saidtwo covers closed while said first means is operated to release both ofsaid covers, whereby one of said two covers Will open independently ofthe other cover.

2. A saxophone comprising the usual holes and covers and two additionalcovers, namely, a C-trill cover and a D-trill cover, arms extending fromsaid additional covers, a shaft, a finger-piece secured to said shaft,an arm extending from the shaft and normally engaging with saidadditional cover arms to keep the cover closed, and springs engaging thesaid cover arms and tending to open the coyers, when the finger piece isdepressed.

8. A saxophone comprising the usual holes and covers two additionalholes and covers, namely a C-trill cover and a D-trill cover, saidadditional covers being situated one on each side of the usual 'C-coverin the longitudinal direction of the instrument,

springs tending to open said additional covers arms extending from saidadditional covers, a shaft, a finger-piece secured to said shaft, an armextending from the shaft and engaging the arms of said additional coversto close the covers an arm extending from the usual C shaft to aposition under the arinofsaid D trill cover to hold said coverarmagainst movement and permit the opening of the C-trill cover by itsspring independently of the opening of the D-trill cover.

The foregoing specification signed at Elkhart Indiana this fourth day ofNovember, 1912.

PAUL to, HARDY.

In presence of tWo Witnesses:

G120. H. CHURCH, DAWN KREMER.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents Washington, D. 0;

